$a Traditionally, interviewers have been instructed to attend to the verbal content of the interview while ignoring the potentially biasing visual cues presented. This study posits that information conveyed through both visual channels and verbal content channels are capable of representing job related attributes of an individual. Subjects participated in a hypothetical interview situation assuming to apply for a managerial position. The visual cues of smile, gaze, hand movement, body orientation and physical attractiveness were measured to represent the visual channel while transcriptions of interview content represented verbal content channels. Job related individual attributes of intelligence and personality were collected. Results suggest attributes of an individual have the potential to be conferred through both the verbal and visual channels in an interview setting. While the attribute of intelligence was found to be nonsignificant, the results suggest relevant job related personality dimensions of the individual may be conveyed through both information channels. This finding extends the understanding of the way in which interview information is conveyed and suggests that the information processing model may be expanded to include the utilization of both verbal and nonverbal channels in conveying applicant information.

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$a Business Administration, Management.

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$a University of Florida.

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$t ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest) $g 58-07A.

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Traditionally, interviewers have been instructed to attend to the verbal content of the interview while ignoring the potentially biasing visual cues presented. This study posits that information conveyed through both visual channels and verbal content channels are capable of representing job related attributes of an individual. Subjects participated in a hypothetical interview situation assuming to apply for a managerial position. The visual cues of smile, gaze, hand movement, body orientation and physical attractiveness were measured to represent the visual channel while transcriptions of interview content represented verbal content channels. Job related individual attributes of intelligence and personality were collected. Results suggest attributes of an individual have the potential to be conferred through both the verbal and visual channels in an interview setting. While the attribute of intelligence was found to be nonsignificant, the results suggest relevant job related personality dimensions of the individual may be conveyed through both information channels. This finding extends the understanding of the way in which interview information is conveyed and suggests that the information processing model may be expanded to include the utilization of both verbal and nonverbal channels in conveying applicant information.